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THE

PREL

UD

E: In

Par

adis

umfr

om F

aure

’s R

equi

em

AN

NO

UN

CEM

ENTS

BR

IEF

OR

DER

FO

R C

ON

FESS

ION

and

FOR

GIV

ENES

SIn

the

nam

e of

the

Fath

er, a

nd o

f the

Son

, and

of t

he H

oly

Spiri

t.A

men

Alm

ight

y G

od, t

o w

hom

all

hear

ts a

re o

pen,

all

desi

res k

now

n, a

nd fr

om

who

m n

o se

cret

s ar

e hi

d: C

lean

se t

he t

houg

hts

of o

ur h

earts

by

the

insp

iratio

n of

you

r H

oly

Spiri

t, th

at w

e m

ay p

erfe

ctly

lov

e yo

u an

d w

orth

ily m

agni

fy y

our h

oly

nam

e, th

roug

h Je

sus C

hris

t our

Lor

d.A

men

If

we

say

we

have

no

sin,

we

dece

ive

ours

elve

s, an

d th

e tr

uth

is n

ot

in u

s. B

ut if

we

conf

ess

our

sins

, God

who

is f

aith

ful a

nd j

ust

will

fo

rgiv

e ou

r si

ns a

nd c

lean

se u

s fro

m a

ll un

righ

teou

snes

s.(s

ilenc

e fo

r ref

lect

ion

and

self

exam

inat

ion)

Mos

t mer

cifu

l God

,W

e co

nfes

s tha

t we

are

in b

onda

ge to

sin

and

cann

ot fr

ee o

urse

lves

. W

e ha

ve si

nned

aga

inst

you

in th

ough

t, w

ord,

and

dee

d, b

y w

hat w

e ha

ve d

one

and

by w

hat w

e ha

ve le

ft u

ndon

e. W

e ha

ve n

ot lo

ved

you

with

our

who

le h

eart

; we

have

not

love

d ou

r ne

ighb

ors a

s our

selv

es.

For

the

sake

of y

our

Son,

Jes

us C

hris

t, ha

ve m

ercy

on

us. F

orgi

ve

us, r

enew

us,

and

lead

us,

so th

at w

e m

ay d

elig

ht in

you

r w

ill a

nd

wal

k in

you

r w

ays,

to th

e gl

ory

of y

our

holy

nam

e. A

men

Alm

ight

y G

od, i

n hi

s mer

cy, h

as g

iven

his

Son

to d

ie fo

r us a

nd, f

or h

is

sake

, for

give

s us

all

our s

ins.

As

a ca

lled

and

orda

ined

min

iste

r of t

he

Chu

rch

of C

hris

t, an

d by

his

aut

horit

y, I

ther

efor

e de

clar

e to

you

the

entir

e fo

rgiv

enes

s of a

ll yo

ur si

ns, i

n th

e na

me

of th

e Fa

ther

, and

of t

he

+ So

n, a

nd o

f the

Hol

y Sp

irit.

Am

enLI

GH

TIN

G o

f the

CO

LUM

BA

RIU

M C

AN

DLE

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3 H

YM

N: “

For A

ll th

e Sa

ints

4

TH

E G

REE

TIN

G &

KY

RIE

The

grac

e of

our

Lor

d Je

sus C

hris

t, th

e lo

ve o

f God

, and

the

com

mun

ion

of th

e H

oly

Spiri

t be

with

you

all.

And

als

o w

ith y

ou.

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5 TH

E K

YR

IE

6

THE

HY

MN

OF

PRA

ISE

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TH

E SA

LUTA

TIO

N

TH

E PR

AY

ER O

F TH

E D

AY

Le

t us p

ray…

A

lmig

hty

God

, who

se p

eopl

e ar

e kn

it to

geth

er in

one

hol

y C

hurc

h, th

e bo

dy o

f Chr

ist o

ur L

ord:

Gra

nt u

s gra

ce to

follo

w y

our b

less

ed sa

ints

in

lives

of f

aith

and

com

mitm

ent,

and

to k

now

the

inex

pres

sibl

e jo

ys y

ou

have

pre

pare

d fo

r tho

se w

ho lo

ve y

ou; t

hrou

gh y

our S

on, J

esus

Chr

ist

our L

ord,

who

live

s an

d re

igns

with

you

and

the

Hol

y Sp

irit,

one

God

, no

w a

nd fo

reve

r. A

men

C

HO

IR A

NTH

EM:

Sanc

tus f

rom

Fau

re’s

Req

uiem

TH

E FI

RST

LES

SON

Isai

ah 2

5:6-

9

6 O

n th

is m

ount

ain

the

LOR

D o

f hos

ts w

ill m

ake

for a

ll pe

ople

s

a fe

ast o

f ric

h fo

od, a

feas

t of w

ell-a

ged

win

es,

o

f ric

h fo

od fi

lled

with

mar

row

, of w

ell-a

ged

win

es st

rain

ed c

lear

. 7 A

nd h

e w

ill d

estro

y on

this

mou

ntai

n

the

shro

ud th

at is

cas

t ove

r all

peop

les,

th

e sh

eet t

hat i

s spr

ead

over

all

natio

ns;

8

he

will

swal

low

up

deat

h fo

reve

r. Th

en th

e Lo

rd G

OD

will

wip

e aw

ay th

e te

ars f

rom

all

face

s,

and

the

disg

race

of h

is p

eopl

e he

will

take

aw

ay fr

om a

ll th

e ea

rth,

8

fo

r the

LO

RD

has

spok

en.

9 It

will

be

said

on

that

day

,

Lo,

this

is o

ur G

od; w

e ha

ve w

aite

d fo

r him

, so

that

he

mig

ht sa

ve

us.

T

his i

s the

LO

RD

for w

hom

we

have

wai

ted;

let u

s be

glad

and

rejo

ice

in h

is sa

lvat

ion.

TH

E PS

ALM

P

salm

24

1 Th

e ea

rth is

the

LOR

D’s

and

all t

hat i

s in

it,

the

wor

ld a

nd a

ll w

ho d

wel

l the

rein

. 2 Fo

r it

is h

e

who

foun

ded

it up

on th

e se

as

and

mad

e it

firm

up

on th

e ri

vers

of t

he d

eep.

3 “W

ho c

an a

scen

d th

e hi

ll of

the

LOR

D

and

who

can

stan

d

in

his

hol

y pl

ace?

” 4 “T

hose

who

hav

e cl

ean

hand

s

and

a pu

re h

eart

,

w

ho h

ave

not

pled

ged

them

selv

es to

fals

ehoo

d,

nor

swor

n by

wha

t is a

frau

d.

5 Th

ey sh

all r

ecei

ve a

ble

ssin

g

from

the

LOR

D

and

a ju

st re

war

d

fr

om th

e G

od o

f the

ir sa

lvat

ion.

” 6 Su

ch is

the

gene

ratio

n

of th

ose

who

seek

him

,

of

thos

e w

ho se

ek y

our

face

,

O

God

of J

acob

. 7 Li

ft up

you

r hea

ds, O

gat

es;

lif

t the

m h

igh,

O e

verla

stin

g do

ors;

an

d th

e K

ing

of g

lory

shal

l com

e in

. 8 “W

ho is

this

Kin

g of

glo

ry?”

“The

LO

RD

, str

ong

and

mig

hty,

th

e L

OR

D, m

ight

y in

bat

tle.”

9 Li

ft up

you

r hea

ds, O

gat

es;

lif

t the

m h

igh,

O e

verla

stin

g do

ors;

an

d th

e K

ing

of g

lory

shal

l com

e in

.

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9

10 “W

ho is

he,

this

Kin

g of

glo

ry?”

“T

he L

OR

D o

f hos

ts,

he is

the

Kin

g of

glo

ry.”

THE

SEC

ON

D L

ESSO

N

Rev

elat

ion

21:1

-6a

21 T

hen

I saw

a n

ew h

eave

n an

d a

new

ear

th; f

or th

e fir

st h

eave

n an

d th

e fir

st e

arth

had

pas

sed

away

, and

the

sea

was

no

mor

e. 2

And

I sa

w

the

holy

city

, the

new

Jeru

sale

m, c

omin

g do

wn

out o

f hea

ven

from

G

od, p

repa

red

as a

brid

e ad

orne

d fo

r her

hus

band

. 3 A

nd I

hear

d a

loud

vo

ice

from

the

thro

ne sa

ying

, “S

ee, t

he h

ome

of G

od is

am

ong

mor

tals

. H

e w

ill d

wel

l with

them

; th

ey w

ill b

e hi

s peo

ples

, an

d G

od h

imse

lf w

ill b

e w

ith th

em;

4 he

will

wip

e ev

ery

tear

from

thei

r eye

s. D

eath

will

be

no m

ore;

m

ourn

ing

and

cryi

ng a

nd p

ain

will

be

no m

ore,

fo

r the

firs

t thi

ngs h

ave

pass

ed a

way

.”

5 A

nd th

e on

e w

ho w

as se

ated

on

the

thro

ne sa

id, “

See,

I am

mak

ing

all

thin

gs n

ew.”

Als

o he

said

, “W

rite

this

, for

thes

e w

ords

are

trus

twor

thy

and

true.

” 6 Th

en h

e sa

id to

me,

“It

is d

one!

I am

the

Alp

ha a

nd th

e O

meg

a, th

e be

ginn

ing

and

the

end.

GO

SPEL

AC

CLA

MA

TIO

N: “

Alle

luia

, Lor

d to

Who

m S

hall

We

Go”

TH

E G

OSP

EL A

NN

OU

NC

EMEN

T

The

Hol

y G

ospe

l acc

ordi

ng to

St.

John

, the

11th

cha

pter

.

10

THE

GO

SPEL

Joh

n 11

:32-

44

32 W

hen

Mar

y ca

me

whe

re J

esus

was

and

saw

him

, she

kne

lt at

his

feet

an

d sa

id to

him

, “Lo

rd, i

f you

had

bee

n he

re, m

y br

othe

r wou

ld n

ot h

ave

died

.” 33

Whe

n Je

sus s

aw h

er w

eepi

ng, a

nd th

e Je

ws w

ho c

ame

with

her

al

so w

eepi

ng, h

e w

as g

reat

ly d

istu

rbed

in sp

irit a

nd d

eepl

y m

oved

. 34 H

e sa

id, “

Whe

re h

ave

you

laid

him

?” T

hey

said

to h

im, “

Lord

, com

e an

d se

e.”

35 Je

sus

bega

n to

wee

p. 36

So t

he J

ews

said

, “S

ee h

ow h

e lo

ved

him

!” 37

But

som

e of

them

sai

d, “

Cou

ld n

ot h

e w

ho o

pene

d th

e ey

es o

f th

e bl

ind

man

hav

e ke

pt th

is m

an fr

om d

ying

?”

38 Th

en J

esus

, aga

in g

reat

ly d

istu

rbed

, cam

e to

the

tom

b. It

was

a c

ave,

an

d a

ston

e w

as ly

ing

agai

nst i

t. 39

Jesu

s sa

id, “

Take

aw

ay th

e st

one.

” M

arth

a, th

e si

ster

of t

he d

ead

man

, sai

d to

him

, “Lo

rd, a

lread

y th

ere

is a

st

ench

bec

ause

he

has

been

dea

d fo

ur d

ays.”

40 Je

sus

said

to h

er, “

Did

I no

t tel

l you

that

if y

ou b

elie

ved,

you

wou

ld se

e th

e gl

ory

of G

od?”

41 So

th

ey to

ok a

way

the

ston

e. A

nd Je

sus l

ooke

d up

war

d an

d sa

id, “

Fath

er, I

th

ank

you

for h

avin

g he

ard

me.

42 I k

new

that

you

alw

ays h

ear m

e, b

ut I

have

sai

d th

is fo

r the

sak

e of

the

crow

d st

andi

ng h

ere,

so

that

they

may

be

lieve

that

you

sent

me.

” 43

Whe

n he

had

said

this

, he

crie

d w

ith a

loud

vo

ice,

“La

zaru

s, co

me

out!”

44 Th

e de

ad m

an c

ame

out,

his

hand

s an

d fe

et b

ound

with

stri

ps o

f cl

oth,

and

his

fac

e w

rapp

ed in

a c

loth

. Jes

us

said

to th

em, “

Unb

ind

him

, and

let h

im g

o.”

The

Gos

pel o

f the

Lor

d.

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11

HY

MN

: “W

ho Is

Thi

s Hos

t Arr

ayed

in W

hite

” vs

1,3

12

TH

E SE

RM

ON

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13

THE

APO

STLE

S’ C

REE

D

I bel

ieve

in G

od, t

he F

athe

r al

mig

hty,

crea

tor

of h

eave

n an

d ea

rth.

I b

elie

ve in

Jes

us C

hris

t, hi

s onl

y So

n, o

ur L

ord,

He

was

con

ceiv

ed b

y th

e po

wer

of t

he H

oly

Spir

it,

and

born

of t

he v

irgi

n M

ary,

He

suff

ered

und

er P

ontiu

s Pila

te,

was

cru

cifie

d, d

ied,

and

was

bur

ied.

He

desc

ende

d in

to h

ell.

O

n th

e th

ird

day

he r

ose

agai

n.

H

e as

cend

ed in

to h

eave

n,

and

is se

ated

at t

he r

ight

han

d of

the

Fath

er,

H

e w

ill c

ome

agai

n to

judg

e th

e liv

ing

and

the

dead

.

I bel

ieve

in th

e H

oly

Spir

it,

th

e ho

ly c

atho

lic c

hurc

h,

th

e co

mm

unio

n of

sain

ts,

th

e fo

rgiv

enes

s of s

ins,

th

e re

surr

ectio

n of

the

body

,

and

the

life

ever

last

ing.

Am

en

THE

PRA

YER

OF

THE

CH

UR

CH

Le

t us p

ray

for t

he w

hole

peo

ple

of G

od in

Chr

ist J

esus

, and

for a

ll pe

ople

acc

ordi

ng to

thei

r nee

ds.

Lord

, in

your

mer

cy, h

ear

our

pray

er.

Into

you

r han

ds, O

Lor

d, w

e co

mm

end

all f

or w

hom

we

pray

, tru

stin

g in

you

r mer

cy; t

hrou

gh y

our S

on, J

esus

Chr

ist o

ur L

ord.

Am

en

THE

SHA

RIN

G O

F TH

E PE

AC

E

The

peac

e of

the

Lord

be

with

you

alw

ays.

And

als

o w

ith y

ou.

THE

OFF

ERIN

G: S

hall

We

Gat

her a

t the

Riv

er?

THE

OFF

ERTO

RY

: “Le

t the

Vin

eyar

ds”

14

TH

E O

FFER

TOR

Y P

RA

YER

Ble

ssed

are

you

, O

Lor

d ou

r G

od, m

aker

of a

ll th

ings

. Thr

ough

you

r go

odne

ss y

ou h

ave

bles

sed

us w

ith th

ese

gift

s. W

ith th

em w

e of

fer

ours

elve

s to

your

se

rvic

e an

d de

dica

te o

ur li

ves t

o th

e ca

re a

nd r

edem

ptio

n of

all

that

yo

u ha

ve m

ade,

for

the

sake

of h

im w

ho g

ave

him

self

for

us, J

esus

C

hris

t our

Lor

d. A

men

TH

E W

OR

DS

OF

INST

ITU

TIO

N

THE

LOR

D’S

PR

AY

ER

O

ur F

athe

r, w

ho a

rt in

hea

ven,

ha

llow

ed b

e th

y na

me,

th

y ki

ngdo

m c

ome,

th

y w

ill b

e do

ne,

on

ear

th a

s it i

s in

heav

en.

G

ive

us th

is d

ay o

ur d

aily

bre

ad;

an

d fo

rgiv

e us

our

tres

pass

es,

as w

e fo

rgiv

e th

ose

who

tres

pass

aga

inst

us;

and

lead

us n

ot in

to te

mpt

atio

n,

but d

eliv

er u

s fro

m e

vil.

Fo

r th

ine

is th

e ki

ngdo

m,

and

the

pow

er, a

nd th

e gl

ory,

fo

reve

r an

d ev

er. A

men

. TH

E D

ISTR

IBU

TIO

N

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15

HY

MN

: “Le

t All

Mor

tal F

lesh

Kee

p Si

lenc

e”

16

H

YM

N: “

Jeru

sale

m, M

y H

appy

Hom

e”

POST

CO

MM

UN

ION

PR

AY

ER

We

give

you

than

ks, a

lmig

hty

God

, tha

t you

hav

e re

fres

hed

us th

roug

h th

e he

alin

g po

wer

of t

his

gift

of li

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